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calcification

I have written before,regarding constrictive pericarditis...
could you tell me what the chances are of the calcification
growing back on the heart after a pericardectomy?
Does it always grow back?
Does it never grow back?
Thank you for your answers.
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Excuse me for butting in on this thread.  I just want to say I am a PVC sufferer who has had a flub-flub once or twice a month my entire life.  At age 41, this flub-flub sensation increased to thousands of times a day.  I am back to report that 25 mg. of tenormin is working FANTASTICALLY for me.  I am more or less heart-twitch free!  It is great; no side effects from the med either.  Sometimes things seem hopeless, I am here to say this is at least one success story.  Happy and healthy hearts to all, Maureen
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Dear little,
We try to avoid 'always' and 'never' in medicine because there are few absolutes.  In most cases there should not be a return of the calcification after pericardectomy.
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